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SAFETY EXPRESS GAR.

Patented Aug. 20, 1895.

iNo. 544,702.

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SAFETY EXPRESS CAR.

No. 544,702. Patented Aug. 20, 1895.

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HENRY WV. WAIT, OF IOWA, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR-OFONE-THIRD TO EUELLO S.WILLETT, OF SAME PLACE.

SAFETY EXPRESS-CAR.

SPECIFICATION'forming' part of Letters Patent No. 544,702, dated August20, 1895.

Application met May s, i895. serial No, 548,587. nto model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W'. WAIT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Iowa, in the parish of Calcasieu and State of Louisiana,have invented a new and useful Safety Express-Car, of which thefollowing is a specication.

The invention relates to improvements in safety express-cars. y

The object of the present invention is to improve the constructionofexpress-cars for carrying money and other valuables and to providesimple and effective means adapted to be `view of the piston.

readily applied to anyordinary construction of expresscar and capable ofenabling any persons attempting to rob the car to be readily.

captured and safely confined.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination. andarrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion ofa car provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of thesameon tion provided at one end with a lining 2 ofheavy sheet metal or similar material, and

' provided With'a short longitudinally-disposed partition fordividingrthe end of the car off into a cell 4 and a compartment 5,adapted to contain the safe 6 of the car. The cell el is closed by asliding door 7, adapted to be moved up against stops 8, which aresecured to the bottom of the car and are arranged longitudinally thereofin the cell 4,' along the partition 3 and one side ofthe car 1. Thestops S terminate short of the vertical front edge of the partition 3 inorder that the movable door 7 may t snugly between the parti- 5o tion 3and theadjacent side of the car.

which are arranged in longitudinal grooves lOof the bottom and ribs 10aof the top of the llmay be of any desired construction, but l areApreferablyvcomposed of resilient plates each secured atits front orouter end to the bottom of the car,.and' having `its other end free andelevated above the bottom of the car and adapted to engage the door 7. fThe dooris adapted, in closing, to pass readily over and depress thestops 11, and as soon as these stops or catches 1l are released'theyspring upward and engage the bottom of the door 7.

The car is provided atthe vsafe-compartment 5 withalongitudinally-disposed sliding door 12 and a transversely-disposedhinged door 13. The sliding door 12 is normally arranged against thepartition 3, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, andthe space between the adjacent edges of the doors 12 and 13 forms anentrance to the safecompartment. The door 13 is hinged for the purposeof folding it back out of the Way against the side of the car whendesired.

When a messenger or other person having charge of the safe 6 enters thecompartment 5, he may, if desired, close the door 12 by slid-A ing itoutward against the door 13, and suitable fastening devices are providedfor locking these doors when closed.

The door 7 is connected by a spider-plate 14. with a piston-rod 15,having a piston-head 16 and varranged in a steam pipe 17 and adapted,when the steam is turned on by means of a` valve 18, to force the door?to its closed position. The steam-pipe'is provided with a guide-trip orboxing 19, and has an exhaust-pipe 20, and after the dooris closed bythe action of the steam through the medium of the piston the steamescapes by Way of the IOO,

Any persons attempting to rob the car and gaining access to the samewould, in all probability, compel the person or messenger having chargeof the safe to enter the safe-compartm ent for the purpose of openingthe safe, The safecompartment being only large -enough to accommodateone person, the robcrate the piston, and the door 7 may be caused toclose suddenly and will sweep any persons in its path into the cell 4,where they will be confined.

Simultaneously with the closing of the door 7 the space at the entranceof the safe-compartment is closed by a supplemental door 24, hinged tothe sliding door 7 and having its upper edge 25 projecting above theupper edge of the door and adapted to come in contact with ahorizontally-disposed Wedgeshaped extension 25 of fthe top or ceiling 26of the cell. This wedge-shaped extension automatically closes thesupplemental door 24, which may be quickly locked by the messenger, it'desired, thereby shutting himself securely in the safe-compartment. ablefastening device may beemployed for locking the supplemental door.

Should the persons confined in the cell 4 offer resistance and attemptto escape they may be quickly subdued by injecting steam4 into the cell,a branch pipe 27 being provided for that purpose and extending from thesupply-pipe to the cell. A suitable cock or valve 28 is provided toenable steam to be discharged into the cell or cut od, as desired. Aport-hole 29 is provided at the end of the car to enable the messengeror other person in the safe-compartment to ascertain the condition ofaairs on the exterior of the car and to communicate with the engineer.

At the rear end of the cylinder 17 is located a chamber 30, having aremovable plug 3l and adapted to contain suitable chemicals forcombining with water to form a gas for actuating the piston. Thisconstructionvmay be employed instead of steam should it be founddesirable or necessary.

Any suitsacriticing any'ot the vention.

What I claim is- 1. The combination ol;` a car, provided with alongitudinal partition forming a cell, and providing a safe compartment,the transverse front wall 13 of the safe compartment separated from thepartition to lform a side entrance to the safe compartment, and a.slidadvantages of this ining door located beyond the front wall of thesafe compartment and adapted to fit between the partition and the sideof the car to close the cell, and means for closing the sliding door',substantially as described.

2. rIfhe combination of a car, provided with a cell, and having a safecompartment located compartment extended beyond the cell and4 providedwith a side entrance, the wedgeshaped extension arranged at the top ofthe cell, the sliding door located opposite the cell and adapted toclose the same, the supplemental door hinged to the sliding door andprojecting above the same, and arranged to be engaged by theWedge-shaped extension, whereby the supplemental door is swung laterallyto close the entrance of the safe compartment, and means for operatingthe sliding door, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a car, having a cell and provided with a safecompartment, and provided at its top and bottom with longitudinal waysextending outward from the cell,

stops mounted in the cell, the door 7 provided with slides mounted onsaid ways, and adapted t0 close the cell, automatic catches arranged toengage and lock the door when the latter is closed, means for slidingthe door 7 sub stantially as described.

5. The combination of a car, provided with a cell and having a safecompartment at one side of the cell, a sliding door arranged to closethe cell, a cylinder having a piston connected with the sliding door, asupply-pipe having a piston connectedtwith the sliding IOC IIC

door, a chamber arranged at one end of the cylinder, and a supply pipecommunicating with the cylinder, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a car, provided at one end with a cell, and havingthe longitudinal and transverse doors 12 and 13 forming a safecompartment, the sliding door 7 arranged vto close the cell, thesupplemental door hinged to and carried by the sliding door, and means

